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My mom asked for a new eyeglass case for her purse and I decided I could make one for her instead of buying it. With my engineer husband's help, I worked out a pattern I liked and have actually made four of these so far, with two more cut out to finish. The one on the left will have a matching tote bag (cut out but needs to be sewn) and the one on the right is made out of flannel for my dad. I couldn't resist the golf flannel when it was on sale after Thanksgiving. Each case is made of 2 layers of fabric, a layer of interfacing, and a layer of batting.

I'm making some progress on my list of handmade gifts, but I have added some ideas to it, too...we'll see what gets done! :)

Over the last few months, I've featured some different handmade gifts I've been making. Here is the list of posts and tutorials all in one place. There are a couple that might be simple and quick enough to make for this Christmas!

I made myself one of these market bags back in September with great intentions to make several (!) for Christmas presents. I am now hoping to get 2 done. Here is the first. This is for my choir co-director. I love the music fabric and got it on super clearance at Joann Fabric awhile back.I thought I was doing so well with my handmade gifts, but now I feel so behind! I am trying to pick and choose, but still want to get a lot done. Plus, we haven't sent out any Christmas cards! I'm sure what needs to get done will...it always does.

Another week has quickly zipped by! I guess that is pretty typical for this time of year. I haven't been making too much right now except some eyeglass cases which I am making for gifts. I gave two already and have four more cut out to sew up. I'll post some pictures when they're done.

I've also been working on my mom's Etsy shop. We have a new banner and avatar, so let me know what you think. We will be the featured Etsy sellers on The Nutshell tomorrow, so stop over and see us. Jess is featuring a new Etsy seller each day, with gift ideas for Christmas, so if you have more shopping to do, visit her blog. She has a new shop on Etsy, too - Nutshell Farms.

Thank you to everyone who entered my tea wallet giveaway! I am just thrilled at all of your comments and am looking forward to checking out all of your blogs!

Using Random.org, comment #105 was selected, which was from Theresa.

Theresa said...Love the "tea cozy"!! I've been making the keychain wristlets and tissue pack covers to give as gift sets this year. There are quite a few different tutorials out there!Congratulations to Theresa! If you still would like a chance to win a tea wallet, Nana Thena's giveaway goes until 3:00 p.m. EST today. We also still have some tea wallets available in our Etsy shop for $5.50 each and free shipping through this weekend. My mom has also made custom tea wallets in the past, so if you are interested, let me know and I'll see if she is able to make you one!Thank you and good luck in all of the other giveaways you entered!

I'll be announcing the winner of the Sew, Mama, Sew tea wallet giveaway tomorrow. You have until 7:00 p.m. EST today to comment for a chance to win. I'll announce the winner tomorrow, Monday, Dec. 7.

If you'd like another chance at winning a tea wallet, check out Nana Thena's giveaway! Stop by her blog before 3:00 p.m. EST tomorrow, Monday, Dec. 7, to win your choice of a tea wallet from CJ's Craft Corner!

I actually made this diaper clutch for a cousin who is having a baby in January, but it would be a great Christmas or shower gift! I used a travel wipes container as my model to create a pattern, then made this clutch out of two pieces of fabric and a layer of interfacing. I topstitched the whole thing, added Velcro, then folded up the bottom and stitched it together.

It was a fun, quick project. Depending on the size of the wipes container (A Pampers travel wipes container is quite a bit thicker than Huggies.), you can fit 1-2 diapers in with the wipes container. I think this would also be a fun clutch to use for makeup or other small items. I want one of these for myself! I hope to make a few more for additional presents and for our Etsy shop.

I'm excited to participate for the second time in the Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day! This time, we're giving away this tea wallet from CJ's Craft Corner (my mom's Etsy shop - free shipping through Dec. 11!), and two fat quarters of fabric. I don't have pictures of the fat quarters, but both of them will be in the blue color family. To win, leave a comment on this post by Sunday, December 6 at 7:00 p.m. EST. I'd love to hear what you are making for holiday gifts, and feel free to leave links to tutorials if you have them. I'll randomly choose one comment to win both the tea wallet and the fat quarters. Be sure I have a way to contact you if you win! I'll contact the winner and announce the winner here on my blog sometime on Monday, December 7. Thanks for visiting and check out all of the other amazing giveaways!!

I am married with one daughter. I work part-time as a youth services librarian but am primarily a stay at home mom. I enjoy writing about all aspects of my life - books, sewing, fashion, baking, family activities, frugality, running, my faith, and more!